Obama's Speech

In Barack Obama's speech that he gave on March 18, 2008, he opened with the phrase "We the people, in order to form a more perfect union." This quote automatically sturs up emotions for American citizens as it is the beginning of the United States Constitution. This single quote is what forms Obama's entire speech. He uses the history of our country to stir up feelings in his American listeners. The term "perfect union" is used throughout his speech to refer to what he wants this country acheive. He uses words such as "we are truly one" and "unity". By hearing these words, we the listeners become aware what he is striving for as a future president. He also uses the word change many times to remind us how far America has come since the time of slavery. He says that he believes since we were able to make such great strides, we can do it again. Obama is very effective in his word choice and repitition of words in order to get his point across. He uses events that occured in America's history such as slavery in order to show how far we have come.